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January 3, 2013
James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIG
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
City of Fort Collins Purchasing
215 N Mason St, Second Floor
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Subject: City of Fort Collins RFP 7399 - Biomass Fueled Generation Facility
Dear Mr. O'Neill,
Thank you for your invitation letter dated December 12, 2012 inviting Novo Energy to
participate in an oral interview regarding RFP 7399 — Biomass Fueled Generation Facility (the
"RFP"). We appreciate your interest in further considering the merit of our proposal and our
team. Since we are a Fort Collins -based company with a significant track record in solid fuel
energy recovery, we were pleased to see the City taking steps to advance a biomass -based
energy facility to support its renewable energy generation and utilizing local waste products.
Allow me to compliment the Purchasing Department staff for its courteous, knowledgeable, and
professional service during the response submission process.
In the weeks since submitting our RFP response, we have gathered additional information
regarding biomass supply, potential facility sites, available development funding, and other key
elements needed to successfully fulfill the requirements of this project. It is important to both
Novo Energy and Quanta Power Generation, Inc. that we have sufficient confidence in a
successful outcome. However, after the subsequent work we have completed, we have
unfortunately concluded that there are significant issues for a biomass facility to be
economically viable within the parameters of the above referenced RFP. For that reason, we
respectfully withdraw our RFP response and decline further consideration for the project as it is
currently defined.
While we withdraw from consideration for the current RFP, we do have continued interest in
the success of such projects in this region, if the parameters for a potential project should
change. In the event that the City of Fort Collins decides that it requires additional information
or technical support regarding biomass -to -energy or waste -to -energy project development, we
welcome the opportunity to visit with you in a meeting that is outside of a formal RFP process.
In such a meeting, we can provide our perspective as a successful developer of renewable
energy projects and as the licensee of the leading technology for waste based renewable energy
projects in the U.S.
155 East Boardwalk, 4448 • Fort Collins, CO 80525 • Office: 970-292-1031 • Fax: 970-232-9635
www.novoenergy.com
NVO
Energy,LLC
"INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION"
Please do not hesitate to contact myself or Phil Schwolert if you should have any questions.
Sincerely,
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James L. Barlow
President / CEO
Cc Mr. Phil Schwolert
155 East Boardwalk, 4448 • Fort Collins, CO 80525 • Office: 970-292-1031 • Fax: 970-232-9635
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